Korea vs Macau, China: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female
Korea
38.1%
in 2024
Macau, China
38.3%
in 2024
Korea rank
107th
Macau, China rank
106th
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time
- Korea
- Macau, China
How they compare
Macau, China currently reports 38.3% against 38.1% in Korea, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Macau, China ahead.
Korea ranks 107th and Macau, China ranks 106th of 172 countries.
Macau, China has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Macau, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.4% | 29.3% | 7.9% | Macau, China |
| 1990s | 23.3% | 32.7% | 9.4% | Macau, China |
| 2000s | 29.8% | 33.1% | 3.3% | Macau, China |
| 2010s | 34.7% | 35.9% | 1.1% | Macau, China |
| 2020s | 37.1% | 37.7% | 0.7% | Macau, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female, Korea or Macau, China?
- Macau, China, at 38.3% against 38.1% in Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between Korea and Macau, China?
- 0.2%, with Macau, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Macau, China?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
- How do Korea and Macau, China rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- Korea ranks 107th and Macau, China ranks 106th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release